The appointment of Sri Lanka's new three-member Cabinet

In front of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the newly appointed three-member Cabinet of Ministers of Sri Lanka was sworn in yesterday at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Just moments after taking the oath of office as the new prime minister, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was sworn in as the Minister of Justice, Education, Labour, Industries, Science and Tech, Health, and Food Security.

“The appointment of Sri Lanka’s new three-member Cabinet”

Following are the ministerial portfolios that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has retained:

Defence, Finance
Economic Development, Policy Formulation, Planning and Tourism
Energy
Agriculture, Land, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

The following ministerial positions have been given to Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya:

Justice, Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Labour
Education, Science and Technology
Women, Child and Youth Affairs and Sports
Trade, Commercial, Food Security, Co-operative Development, Industries and Entrepreneur Development
Health

The ministerial portfolios that Vijitha Herath will handle are as follows:

Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security and Mass Media
Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation
Public Security
Foreign Affairs
Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation and Community, Infrastructure
Rural and Urban development, Housing and Construction

The occasion was attended by MP Lakshman Nipunaarachchi, Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, H.S. Sampath Thuyacontha, and Former MPs Sunil Handunnetti, Bimal Ratnayake, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, and Wasantha Samarasinghe.

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